Agitator or egg-beater



(NO Model.)

D. H. ALLEN. AGITATOR 0R EGG BEATER.

004. Patganted Oct. 11,1881,

lnuen/oo 2" UNITED STATES PATE T. OFFICE.

D. H. ALLEN, OF BRANDENBURG, KENTUCKY.

A GITATOR OR EGG-BEATER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 248,004, dated October11, 1881,

I Application filed August 25, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: l

Be it known that I, D. H. ALLEN, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Brandenburg, in the county of Meade and State ofKentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in AgitatorsforGreneral Purposes, such as Egg-Beaters, 820.; and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full,

clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawing, and to letters orfigures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to that class of implements known,broadly, asagitators, and spa cifically as egg-heaters, churn-dashers,

&c.; and its object is to produce a device of such.

character as to be effective in its operation, simple and cheap inconstruction, composed of few and compact parts, and easily separablefor the purpose of cleansingat'ter use; and with these objects in viewmy invention consists inthe combination ot'elements hereinafterdescribed, and specifically set forth in the claims.

Referring to the drawing, A represents the cylinder; B, the agitatorproper (l, the retainin g-screw, and D the handle.

The cylinder is perforated at the top a, and at the upper half of itsside a, and is provided with a'central vertical tube, a closed at itslower end, a where it is adapted to receive the retaining-screw O.

The agitator consists of the vanes b, all inclined in a uniform angleand in the same direction, and united at their outer ends to a flange orrim, b, the upper edge of which is notched and extends above the lowestpoint reached by the side perforations of the cylinder, while the loweredge projects below the vanes b and is imperforate. The central portionof the agitator consists of the middle portion of the plate, forming thevanes, and integral therewith, which middle portion is surmounted by andset upon washers b which are attached to said middle portion,thusforming an upper and lower bearing surface for the agitator. The screw 0passes through the center of the agitator and is securedin a threadformed in the closed end, a of the tube, and

is provided with a suitable shoulder or hearing for the lower washer, W.The handle D may extend to and close the lower end of the tube at c I donot confine myself to any particular ma- I terial in the construction ofmy device or any portion thereof, nor to any particular size or sizes ofthe same, but will suggest that the cylinder and agitator may beconstructed 0f upon the vanes b and causes the agitator B to revolve onits axis, and its upwardly-projecting notched flange or rim 1) to cutseparate and intermingle the liquid entering the side perforations, 0.,this operation taking place on an upward movement of the device; while.with a downward movement of the same the agitator B is caused torevolve, and cuts andintermingles the liquid as it passes out of theside perforations, a, and top perforations, 0., thus producing' whatactual use has shown to be an eminently successful device.

Having described my invention and its-operation, what I claim-as new,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is I I. The combination of thecylinder A, havin gtop perforations, a, and side perforations, a,extending partly down the sides thereof, with the agitator B,havin g anupwardly-projecting flange, notched as shown and described, and reachingabove the lowest point reached by said side apertures, substantially asshown and described.

2. The perforated cylinder A, having the central tube, o in combinationwith the agitav tor B, provided with the vanes b, washers b 5 and thescrew 0 and handle D.

In testimony whereof I have afti'xed my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

D. H. ALLEN.

Witnesses:

A. W. MOREMEN, O. O. FAIRLEIGH.

